Prof Bryony James
Prof Bryony James
Provost
Vice-Chancellor's Office
Executive Assistant
Vice-Chancellor's Office
About Professor Bryony James
Professor Bryony James became the Provost at Te Herenga Waka in October 2023. She has previously held various leadership roles in the New Zealand university sector, including Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) at the University of Waikato, and Deputy Dean (Research) and Associate Dean (Research) in the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Auckland.
Professor James has been recognised for her teaching with an Auckland University Engineering Alumni Teaching Excellence Award, an Ako Aotearoa National Tertiary Teaching Excellence Award, and a University of Auckland award for Sustained Excellence in Teaching.
Professor James gained her PhD in Materials Engineering from the University of Auckland, and her Bachelor of Engineering with Honours from the University of Bath in the United Kingdom.
Her research interests have moved from traditional areas of materials engineering to the intersection of materials, food and nutrition.
As Provost, Professor James is Te Herenga Waka’s chief academic officer. She is responsible for driving the highest standards of academic excellence across the University, and providing strategic participatory leadership to Deans and all academic, teaching, learning and research activities.